ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IL · GEOID 17002432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Addison, Illinois

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.4 min → 25.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 12.5%▲ 4.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit2.7% → 1.1%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 69.7%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 19,532 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,489± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+19,532± 756 MOE
Workers with travel time17,100± 882 MOE
Estimated home workers2,432± 501 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.